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The robbery occurred at about 9 a.m. Monday at a home in the 500 block of 68th Avenue West in Bradenton. There was a man and two women in the home.

The man awoke to find three masked men in his bedroom. They threatened to kill him and demanded money from him. The man said he did not keep money in the home but the robbers did not believe him, and threatened to kill one of the women in the home. The man gave the robbers some money he had in a shirt. The robbers then tied the man up using zip ties and began ransacking the house.

A woman then came into the house after dropping her children off at school, and the robbers grabbed her and held her at gunpoint. She was also tied up.

As the robbers were leaving the man in the home was able to free himself and grab a shotgun. He ran to the front of the home and fired several shots at the fleeing robbers. One of the shots apparently hit the tire of the getaway car, and the robbers ditched the car in the 6100 block of 14th Street West.

<p><em>BRADENTON</em> - Four people were tied up and the home they were in ransacked during a home invasion robbery Monday that ended with one of the victims opening fire on the thieves as they drove off.</p><p>According to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report:</p><p>The robbery occurred at about 9 a.m. Monday at a home in the 500 block of 68th Avenue West in Bradenton. There was a man and two women in the home.</p><p>The man awoke to find three masked men in his bedroom. They threatened to kill him and demanded money from him. The man said he did not keep money in the home but the robbers did not believe him, and threatened to kill one of the women in the home. The man gave the robbers some money he had in a shirt. The robbers then tied the man up using zip ties and began ransacking the house.</p><p>A woman then came into the house after dropping her children off at school, and the robbers grabbed her and held her at gunpoint. She was also tied up.</p><p>As the robbers were leaving the man in the home was able to free himself and grab a shotgun. He ran to the front of the home and fired several shots at the fleeing robbers. One of the shots apparently hit the tire of the getaway car, and the robbers ditched the car in the 6100 block of 14th Street West.</p><p>The robbery is under investigation.</p>